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Phenotype and RNA-seq-Based transcriptome profiling of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in response to tea tree oil.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Oct 2018
Zhao Xingchen, Liu Zonghui, Liu Zuojia, Meng Rizeng, Shi Ce, Chen Xiangrong, Bu Xiujuan, Guo Na
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a Gram-positive bacterium that causes a wide range of diseases, including food poisoning. Tea tree oil (TTO), an essential oil distilled from Melaleuca alternifolia, is well-known for its antibacterial activities. TTO effectively inhibited all 19 tested strains of S. aureus biofilm and planktonic cells. Phenotype analyses of S. aureus biofilm cells exposed to TTO were...
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